Horse collar



NOV. 5, 1929. CONNQRS 1,734,796 HORSE COLLAR Filed March 30, 1929INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 5, 1929 UNITED STATES odr e HORSE COLLARApplication filed March so, "1929. Serial No. 351,228..

This invention relates to a horse collar, the general object of theinvention being to provide means whereby the ends of the collar can beeasily and quickly fastened in an adjustable manner so that the collarcan be made to properly fit the horse on which it is used and to providemeans for holding the neck pad in place, while permitting play of thecollar on the pad so that the collar can adjust itself on the neckwithout pinching or chafing the neck. The invention also permits thecollar to be adjusted from both sides without taking it off the horse.

Another object of the invention is to so form the parts that a raised orrolled part is formed at the front which will act to hold the top hamestrap in place so that it cannot move on to the horses neck, and thisroll also acts to hold the hames in place at the top of the collar. Theinvention also acts to leave a smooth even surface on the neck andbrings the draft of the collar evenly on each shoulder.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a front view of the improved collar.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a view of the ends of the collar, with the pad and housingremoved.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the housing and pad and theirassociated parts.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 4:. c I

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Figure 5.

In this drawing, the letter A indicates the collar which has its topopen and the ends of the collar formed by this opening are flattened, asshown at 1, and a rightangle clip 2 59 is fastened to each end, with itsvertical part 8, "and this strip extends rearwardly over the 7 centralpart of the pad and is'connectedbya rivet 10 or the like to the rearpart of thepad, this rear part of the padbeing curved upwardly slightly,as shown.v A tab 11 V of leather or the like isfastened to the pad" andstrip '9 by the rivet 10, and the other end of the tab extends over therear'centralpart of .T'

the housing "and "is connected thereto by a rivet 12. p V

The housing is formed with a transverse row of slots 18'on each side of"the center thereof and a transversely extending strap 14 has its centerfastened to the central part of the housing by a rivety15, a spacerblock 16 being placed between'the housing and the central part of thestrap and "the rivet passes through this block. 1

The ends of the collar "extend between the pad and the housing, with thevertical parts of 'the keeper brackets '2 extending through some of the's'lots 13 Then the portions of the "strap 14 are passed through theopenings-3 so as to fasten the collar to the'housing.

Thus it will be "seen that eachend of the collar is adjustably connectedwith'th e housingso that' the collar can be made to fit properly theneckof a horseand th'e ends of the collar-resting on the pad, willprevent pinching or chatling of the neck of the horse. The metal stripacts to hold both the pad and housing in shape and in proper relativeposition and through means of the keeper parts .2 and the locking strap14:, the collar can be easily and quickly fastened in closed position.The collar is self-adjusting to suit the shape of the neck and the rollacts to hold the hames in place.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be 5 made in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. In combination with 'a'horse collar having its topopen, keeper members on the ends of the collar, a housing formed offlexible material, a pad arranged under the housing and having itscenter connected with the center of the pad whereby the ends of thecollar can be placed between the side portions of the pad and housing,said housing having a plurality of openings therein for receiving thekeeper members and a strap connected with the upper part of the housingand passing through the keeper members.

2. In combination with a horse collar having its top open, keepermembers on the ends of the collar, a housing formed of flexiblematerial, a pad arranged under the housing and having itscenterconnected with the center of the pad whereby the ends of the collar canbe placed between the side portions of the pad and housing, said housinghaving a plurality of openings therein for receiving the keeper members,a strap connected with the upper part of the housing and passing throughthe keeper members, the front ends of the pad and housing beingconnected to gether to form a roll which acts to hold the hames inplace.

3. In combination with a horse collar having its top open, a keepermember connected with each end of the collar, a pad, a housing Varranged above the same, a metal strap passing between the centralportions of the pad and housing, the front'end of the pad being curvedover the front end of the housing, with the front end of the strap bentto extend between these portions, means for fastening the strap to saidportions whereby a roll is formed at the front end of the housing whichacts to hold the hames in place, means for connecting the rearyends ofthe strap'and the pad and housing together, a

plurality of openings in the housing for receiving the keeper membersand a strap con.- nected with the top of the housingand adapted to'passthrough the keeper members. 5 In testimony whereof I :aflix mysignature.

' JOHN M. CONNORS.

